Angry Birds studio Rovio has posted its earnings report for financial year 12/13, flagging a 2.5% increase in revenue year-on-year. However, CFO Herkko Soininen called 2013 a “foundation-building year” that will allow the firm space to expand and grow moving forward.

Angry Birds developer Rovio has around 800 staff, but less than half of them are working on games. That’s the claim of executive vice president of games Jami Laes, who has commented on the company’s expansion into entertainment.

Angry Birds fans rejoice: its developer has released Rovio Account globally on Android and iOS devices. Creating a Rovio Account allows you to sync progress between devices, that way if you are playing on your Android phone, you can continue playing on your iPad without losing any stars, levels, or extra powers you may have […]

Angry Birds studio Rovio has posted its earnings report for financial year 12/13, flagging a 2.5% increase in revenue year-on-year. However, CFO Herkko Soininen called 2013 a “foundation-building year” that will allow the firm space to expand and grow moving forward.

Angry Birds developer Rovio has around 800 staff, but less than half of them are working on games. That’s the claim of executive vice president of games Jami Laes, who has commented on the company’s expansion into entertainment.

Angry Birds fans rejoice: its developer has released Rovio Account globally on Android and iOS devices. Creating a Rovio Account allows you to sync progress between devices, that way if you are playing on your Android phone, you can continue playing on your iPad without losing any stars, levels, or extra powers you may have […]

Rovio is teasing a new game, and has posted a teaser image of an Angry Bird (Anakin) in a Star Wars setting. It’s likely another entry in the Angry Birds Star Wars series. The teaser image was posted on the firm’s site, and states that a reveal will happen on Monday, July 15, and the […]

Writer of America’s adaptation of The Office Jon Vitti has signed on to pen the Angry Birds movie adaptation, currently slated for a July 1, 2016 theatrical release. Producer Catherine Winder has also joined the team.

Rovio Stars is a new publishing initiative from the makers of Angry Birds to highlight mobile development talent. The first game from the program is Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage – check out a trailer through the break.

Rovio has released a free update for Angry Brids spin-off Bad Piggies, with 15 new levels. The update also adds suction cup tyres, boxing gloves, and a new feature called Everplay, which allows you to record and share your best (or worst) solutions. Get a taster through the break.

One-time Playfish vice president of global studios Jami Laes has taken up a new role at Angry Birds developer Rovio. GamesIndustry reports Laes has been appointed executive vice president of games, heading up the games division, and replacing former incumbent Petri Järvilehto, who is moving on. Both sides gave some typical press release quotes about […]

Rovio has released its financial report for 2012, which showed a revenue increase of 101% to €152.2 million ($195.1 million), compared to €75.6 million ($96.8 million) year-over-year. Net profit came in at €55.5 million ($71.1 million) compared to €35.4 million ($45.4 million) year-over-year. The firm’s Angry Birds franchise, as of December 2012, had hit 1 […]

Angry Birds Star Wars shows no signs of slowing down; the latest episode, Cloud City, takes the action even higher into the sky than usual, and also adds everyone’s favourite bounty hunter, Boba Fett. It hasn’t been dated but is expected soon. Check out some gameplay footage through the break.

A series of animated cartoons based on Angry Birds will become available in northern spring. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Rovio’s Mikael Hed couldn’t give details of where and how the shorts will be accessible, noting that distribution will be somewhat unusual. Angry Birds is a full-fledged phenomenon and has spawned a huge range […]

Angry Birds and Bad Piggies developer Rovio has opened its arms and coffers to third-party developers, hopefully leveraging its 263 million actively monthly users for the benefit of other creatives. Pocket Gamer reports the first title to sign with Rovio is Tiny Thief, a product of Spanish developer 5 Ants. A trailer for the cute […]

Like it says on the box; Angry Birds Star Wars is now available on Facebook. You can indulge your sci fi and avian obsession in a number of places now – Android, iDevice, Mac and PC as well as the new in-browser social network option. The licensed title was recently updated with 20 new levels.